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2015 Ygrec, Château d'Yquem, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sauvignon Blanc (75%),Sémillon (25%)
Ready - mature
Neal Martin MW
92/100
Product: 20158004790
2015 Ygrec, Château d'Yquem, Bordeaux

Description

Ch. d’Yquem’s dry white wine, of which approximately 10,000 bottles are produced, comprising a Sauvignon Blanc dominated blend with Semillon. The fruit for the Ygrec is sourced from the same vineyards as the d’Yquem, the 2015 vintage provided ideal weather condition conducive to the style of Ygrec; early ripening Sauvignon Blanc was harvested from 25th – 27th August retaining its freshness, with the ripe Sémillon grapes harvested a week later on 3rd and 4th September having developed a fraction of botrytis. A complete balance between the respective qualities derived from these two Bordeaux white grape varieties owes to the fabulous character of this rare, dry Sauternes.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Sauvignon Blanc (75%),Sémillon (25%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château d'Yquem

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 92/100
No, not a 2016, but since it is the vintage currently for sale, then I will publish my review of the 2015 Ygrec here. The Sauvignon Blanc (75% of the blend) was picked quickly from 25-27 August this year, the Smillon on 3 and 4 September. It has six grams per liter of residual sugar and the pH, a sizzling 3.20. It has an intriguing bouquet of melted wax, white flowers and hints of sea spray, that marine influence becoming quite strong with aeration. The palate is fresh on the entry with fresh ginger and lemongrass, lively in the mouth with shades of orange rind and sour lemon towards the persistent finish. I would afford this several years in bottle and I suspect you will end up with a very distinctive dry Bordeaux from the most famous Sauternes estate.Neil Martin - 28/04/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Apr 2017)

About this wine

Sauvignon Blanc

An important white grape in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley that has now found fame in New Zealand and now Chile. It thrives on the gravelly soils of Bordeaux and is blended with Sémillon to produce fresh, dry, crisp  Bordeaux Blancs, as well as more prestigious Cru Classé White Graves. It is also blended with Sémillon, though in lower proportions, to produce the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It performs well in the Loire Valley and particularly on the well-drained chalky soils found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where it produces bone dry, highly aromatic, racy wines, with grassy and sometimes smoky, gunflint-like nuances.
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Château d’Yquem

Château d’Yquem is the leading estate in the Sauternes appellation on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. It has long been reputed for making one of the world’s great sweet wines. In the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines, Yquem was given the lofty title of Premier Cru Supérieur – the sole property at that level. It sits comfortably among the First Growths of the Médoc and their equivalents on the Right Bank regarding its quality and prestige among wine collectors.
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